France, Consulate (1799–1802) – First Empire (1804–1814). - Lot 172

Lot n° 172
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France, Consulate (1799–1802) – First Empire (1804–1814). - Lot 172
France, Consulate (1799–1802) – First Empire (1804–1814). Model 1771 Artillery Sword, second type, from the “Manufacture de Klingenthal – Coulaux Frères.” Cast brass hilt with an eagle’s head raised vertically and a feathered neck secured by three brass rivets. Straight crossguard in a bar shape with a sandblasted finish and rounded ends. Beautiful blade with a light gray, mottled patina and traces of oxidation, featuring two blood grooves and a hollow back, finely engraved on one side with an artillery cannon surmounted by a lictor’s fasces and a trophy of arms with a cuirass, as well asa crowned eagle holding thunderbolts in its talons; and on the other side, a large lictor’s fasces itself surmounted by a breastplate and a crowned eagle holding thunderbolts in its talons. Manufacturer’s mark on the heel: “Manufacture de Klingenthal” on one side and “Coulaux Frères” on the other, indicating production during the Consulate (1799–1802). Blackened leather scabbard with a back seam offset to one side in rounded shapes and featuring two brass fittings; the pommel has a trigger guard. The blade is stamped with a “B” beneath a star within a shield, referring to François Antoine BISCH, inspector and chief controller at the Manufacture de Châtellerault, and “19” within a rectangle. It comes with a scabbard holder made of bleached buffalo leather. 63 cm (blade 48.5 cm). (Signs of wear and normal use; a fine, late-production saber—uncommon and very interesting. In fairly good condition). Note: The Model 1771 artillery sword was carried by artillerymen until 1812.
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